Crocodile attack human

SORONG: An angry mob has slaughtered nearly 300 crocodiles in Indonesia after a local man was killed by one of the reptiles, authorities said Monday. The revenge killing happened Saturday in Papua province following the funeral of the man, who perished when he fell into an enclosure at a crocodile farm while looking for grass to feed his livestock, police and conservation officials said. The victim, identified as 48-year-old Sugito, was bitten on the leg and then fatally struck with a tail of one of the crocodiles, which are a protected species, they said. Sugito's relatives and local residents, angry over the farm's location near a residential area, marched to the local police station, authorities said. Local conservation agency head Bassar Manulang said they were told that the farm had agreed to pay compensation. "We made an agreement with the victim's family and conveyed our condolences," he added. But the mob, which numbered in the "hundreds", was not satisfied and headed to the … [Read more...] about Indonesian mob slaughters ‘hundreds’ of crocs in revenge attack

SORONG, INDONESIA (AFP) - An angry mob has slaughtered nearly 300 crocodiles in Indonesia after a local man was killed by one of the reptiles, authorities said Monday (July 16). The revenge killing happened Saturday in Papua province following the funeral of the man, who perished when he fell into an enclosure at a crocodile farm while looking for grass to feed his livestock, police and conservation officials said. The victim, identified as 48-year-old Sugito, was bitten on the leg and then fatally struck with a tail of one of the crocodiles, which are a protected species, they said. Sugito's relatives and local residents, angry over the farm's location near a residential area, marched to the local police station, authorities said. Local conservation agency head Bassar Manulang said they were told that the farm had agreed to pay compensation. "We made an agreement with the victim's family and conveyed our condolences," he added. But the mob, which numbered in the "hundreds", was not … [Read more...] about Indonesian mob slaughters ‘hundreds’ of crocodiles in revenge attack

SORONG, Indonesia: An angry mob has slaughtered nearly 300 crocodiles in Indonesia after a local man was killed by one of the reptiles, authorities said Monday.The revenge killing happened on Saturday (Jul 14) in Papua province following the funeral of the man, who was killed after he fell into an enclosure at a crocodile farm while looking for grass to feed his livestock, police and conservation officials said.The victim, identified as 48-year-old Sugito, was bitten on the leg and then fatally struck with a tail of one of the crocodiles, which are a protected species, they said.Sugito's relatives and local residents, angry over the farm's location near a residential area, marched to the local police station, authorities said.Local conservation agency head Bassar Manulang said they were told that the farm had agreed to pay compensation."We made an agreement with the victim's family and conveyed our condolences," he added.But the mob, which numbered in the "hundreds", was not … [Read more...] about Angry mob slaughters 300 crocodiles in Indonesia in revenge attack

By Avi Selk The Washington Post Tues., June 5, 2018 A Protestant pastor was killed by a crocodile during a baptism ceremony in an Ethiopian lake, according to the BBC. Docho Eshete and about 80 members of his congregation gathered Sunday morning at the southern end of Lake Abaya — close to a national park where enormous crocodiles have been reported to cover the shore. Normally, the animals are a tourist draw. But the Telegraph reported that Lake Abaya has lately had a shortage of fish, and the crocodiles have become aggressive toward humans, who have little chance to spot them in the lake’s murky red waters. “He baptized the first person and he passed on to another one,” a resident of nearby Arba Minch told the BBC. “All of a sudden, a crocodile jumped out of the lake and grabbed the pastor.” While hardly an every day occurrence, crocodile attacks are a known risk in Ethiopia — as in Florida or any region where they thrive. … [Read more...] about Pastor performed a baptism in an Ethiopian lake. A crocodile killed him

The Indonesian woman's family and neighbours launched a search after she failed to return home from a riverside garden near the remote village of Teluk Kuali in Jambi province earlier this week. Locals became suspicious she had been attacked after seeing a huge crocodile near a boat containing her belongings, police said. "Residents found the lifeless victim floating on the edge of the river," Kuswahyudi Tresnadi, Jambi police spokesman, told AFP. The crocodile had eaten the lower half of her body and both hands, Tresnadi said. The Indonesian archipelago is home to a vast array of exotic wildlife, including several species of crocodile that regularly attack and kill humans. In April 2016, a Russian tourist was killed by a crocodile in the Raja Ampat islands, a popular diving site in the east of the archipelago. … [Read more...] about Indonesian woman mauled to death by crocodile